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The name “Zimbabwe” stems from a Shona term for an ancient territory known as the Great Zimbabwe, whose ruins are now a protected site. This territory has been the hub of several organised states and kingdoms other than having represented a major route for migration and trade. The Mashona people began migrating into the area around 300 AD and started developing trade routes with the Phoenicians. In the early 19th century, the Matabele people conquered the Mashona and established a new empire, Matabeleland, that continued to extend until the British South Africa Company, led by Cecil Rhodes, demarcated the area and conquered Matabeleland after a fierce resistance known as First Matabele War. During this time, the Matebele and the Mashona had joined forces, yet unsuccessfully. In 1923, a white-only referendum merged the separate administrations of Mashonaland and Matabeleland into the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia, which lasted until the white minority had declared independence from Britain in 1965. This culminated in a 15-year long civil war between the white minority government and supporters of African independence that only ended in 1980 with a peace agreement that finally established universal enfranchisement and independence as Zimbabwe.

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Art makers in Zimbabwe
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Georgina Maxim - Masamvu

Harare
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John Kotzé

Harare
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Amanda Mushate

Harare
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Julio Rizhi

Harare
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Tawanda Reza

Bindura
Artist

Kresiah Mukwazhi

Harare
Artist

Mavis Tauzeni

Epworth
Artist

Misheck Masamvu

Harare
Artist

Zuze Johnson

Chitungwiza
Artist

Nyahunzvi Option

Ruwa
Artist

Darius Mutamba

Harare
Artist

Wallen Mapondera

Harare
Artist

Mundopa Wycliffe

Harare
Artist

Terrance Musekiwa
Artist

Gareth Nyandoro

Harare
Artist

Admir Kamudzangerere

Harare
Artist

Charles Bhebe

Bulawayo
Artist

Dana Whabira

Harare
Artist

Nyaude Gresham Tapiwa

Harare
Events in Zimbabwe
Festival

Harare International Festival of the Arts
Art spaces in Zimbabwe
Art Studio

Village Unhu

Harare
Art Gallery

Tsoko Art Gallery

Harare
Art Centre

Njelele Art Station

Harare
Collective

CTG Collective
Art Gallery

First Floor Gallery Harare

Harare
Art Gallery

Gallery Delta

Harare
Museum

National Gallery of Zimbabwe

Harare
Sculpture Park

Shona Sculpture Gallery

Harare
Art Gallery

Chapungu Garden Gallery

Harare
Cities in Zimbabwe
Bulawayo

Bulawayo is Zimbabwe’s principal industrial centre and the chief city of Matabeleland, a Ndebele-dominated province of the country.

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Bulawayo
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Harare

Sunshine City

The government renamed the capital “Harare” in honor of the Shona speaking people who lived in a nearby settlement before British rule and Harare continued to serve as a political, economic, and cultural hub.

Northern Africa
Harare
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